Operations Engineering Intern - Hands-On Plant Experience

Bunge; Emporia (KS); On-site; USD 31,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Co-op opportunities

Travel opportunities

Job summary

Bunge is seeking enrolled engineering students for a 12-week summer internship to gain hands-on experience across its value chain. You will work in a plant environment, rotating through EHS, material handling, crush, ref ine, packaging, lab, and warehousing roles.

You will travel to multiple locations for training and collaborate with staff to understand operations and processes, while developing practical skills and professional communication.

Qualifications

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree in Engineering from a four year accredited college or university, Chemical, Mechanical, Agricultural Electrical, Instrumentation & Controls required.
• Must be collaborative, results oriented and possess strong critical thinking skills
• Ability to adjust to multiple demands, shifting priorities, ambiguity, adversity, and constant change
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills
• Analytical problem solving skills
• Proficiency in standard PC applications

Responsibilities

• Participate fully in the day-to-day operation of a Bunge facility. This will follow the program governance of 70/20/10 (70% hands on, 20% informal learning, 10% formal learning)
• Develop a thorough understanding of plant operations
• Demonstrate your level of understanding by responding to verbal or written inquiries from supervisors, mentors, or program manager
• Travel to other Bunge locations for training and exposure purposes
• Assist location and corporate staff in evaluating changing operational conditions
• Ability to communicate effectively with Bunge internal and external customers

Skills

Critical thinking

Communication

Team collaboration

Travel ability

Analytical problem solving

PC proficiency

Education

Engineering degree (Bachelor's)

Job description

Bunge is seeking enrolled engineering students for a 12-week summer internship to gain hands-on experience across its value chain. You will work in a plant environment, rotating through EHS, material handling, crush, ref ine, packaging, lab, and warehousing roles.

You will travel to multiple locations for training and collaborate with staff to understand operations and processes, while developing practical skills and professional communication.